Shloka 152

अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्

Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि इन्द्रोतपारिक्षितीये द्विपज्चाशदधिकशततमो<्ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi indrotapārīkṣitīye dvipañcāśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parvan—specifically the Āpaddharma Parvan—ends the one-hundred-and-fifty-second chapter, in the sub-narrative concerning Indrota and King Parīkṣit.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आपद्धर्मपर्वणि: in the Apaddharma section (sub-parva)
• आपद्धर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्धर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्रोतपारिक्षितीये: in the Indrota–Parikshitiya (subsection/chapter designation)
• इन्द्रोतपारिक्षितीये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रोतपारिक्षितीय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्विपञ्चाशत्: fifty-two
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विपञ्चाशत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; more
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शततमः: hundred-and-(something)th; 100th (ordinal base)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parvan
• Āpaddharma Parvan
• Indrota
• Parīkṣit

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter and locating it within the Śānti Parvan’s Āpaddharma discussions, emphasizing that the surrounding material concerns ethical conduct under crisis rather than being a standalone doctrinal verse.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of the 152nd chapter of the Āpaddharma portion of Śānti Parvan, identifying the immediate narrative frame as an episode connected with Indrota and King Parīkṣit.